Western Dubuque High School
| Western Dubuque High School |
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302 5th Avenue SW Epworth, Iowa 52045 |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1962 |
| School district | Western Dubuque Community School District |
| Oversight | Iowa Department of Education |
| Superintendent | Rick Colpitts |
| Principal | Dave Hoeger |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 770 (2008) |
| Campus | Rural |
| Color(s) | Red, Black, & White |
| Athletics conference | WaMaC Conference |
| Mascot | Bruiser the Bobcat |
| Team name | Bobcats |
| Website | WDHS website |
Coordinates: 42°26′31″N 90°56′35″W / 42.442°N 90.943°W
Western Dubuque High School (commonly West Dubuque, West Dub, WDHS, or WD) is a four-year public high school located in Epworth, Iowa. It is one of two high schools in the Western Dubuque Community School District, and enrolls 770 students in grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Bobcat, and it competes in class 3A of the WaMaC Athletic Conference.
WDHS is located at 302 5th Avenue SW in Epworth, Iowa, a town of 1,580 people. The campus is along U.S. Highway 20 and Jacoby Drive W, near Divine Word College. The one-story school building was built in 1962, and the campus includes its own football field. The school recently added a new addition containing two new gyms, a large commons area, two boys and two girls locker rooms, as well as a state-of-the-art wrestling room and weight room. During the 2014-2015 school year, the school will welcome a new office and a new auditorium. Plans have also been in the talk to build a new auto and manufacturing workshop which would be completed by the 2015-2016 school year.
In the 2009-2010 school year, WDHS enrolled 747 students. Of those, 713 (95%) were White, 14 (2%) were Black, 2 (0.27%) were Asian, and none were American Indian. 11 (1%) students were Hispanic, and may be of any race. Additionally, 372 (49.8%) were male, and 375 (50.2%) were female.
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